Posted October 2026

Nurse Practitioner jobs in Illinois

34 Nurse Practitioner roles in Illinois from 9 employers, each with its published pay. The median is $56.25 per hour. 16 more open roles are listed with them; each employer’s range arrives with your free pay report.

Nurse Practitioner jobs by city in Illinois

CityPopulationMedian pay / hrMedian / year
Chicago2,721,308$63.31/hr$131,690
Aurora180,710$63.31/hr$131,690
Naperville153,124$63.31/hr$131,690
Joliet151,837$63.31/hr$131,690
Rockford147,486$62.56/hr$130,130
Elgin114,701$63.31/hr$131,690
Springfield112,949$60.34/hr$125,510
Peoria111,696$58.79/hr$122,290
Champaign91,961$59.97/hr$124,740
Waukegan88,570$63.31/hr$131,690
Cicero82,090$63.31/hr$131,690
Bloomington79,232$62.15/hr$129,270
Schaumburg77,099$63.31/hr$131,690
Evanston76,006$63.31/hr$131,690
Arlington Heights75,596$63.31/hr$131,690
Bolingbrook74,756$63.31/hr$131,690
Decatur68,763$56.23/hr$116,950
Palatine65,951$63.31/hr$131,690
Skokie65,850$63.31/hr$131,690
Des Plaines58,832$63.31/hr$131,690
Orland Park58,020$63.31/hr$131,690
Oak Lawn56,531$63.31/hr$131,690
Mount Prospect55,460$63.31/hr$131,690
Berwyn55,152$63.31/hr$131,690
Tinley Park54,856$63.31/hr$131,690
Wheaton53,741$63.31/hr$131,690
Normal53,304$62.15/hr$129,270
Oak Park52,947$63.31/hr$131,690
Hoffman Estates50,920$63.31/hr$131,690
Downers Grove50,552$63.31/hr$131,690

Median pay is the BLS OEWS figure for the metro area of each city, May 2024. Population is the Census Bureau 2024 estimate.

Open roles

PermanentPosted 3 days ago

NP Neurology

Ascension Health · Chicago, IL

Pay range with your report
  • Full Time
  • Req 12239
New this week
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PermanentPosted 6 days ago

Nurse Practitioner

Premise Health · Mt. Sterling, IL

$138k–$156k/ year
  • Full Time Regular
  • Req 101754010848
Top 25% payNew this week
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PermanentPosted 14 days ago

Family Medicine NP/PA

Ascension Health · Schaumburg, IL

Pay range with your report
  • Full Time
  • Req 1282630
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PermanentPosted 14 days ago

NP/PA Cardiology

Ascension Health · Elk Grove Village, IL

Pay range with your report
  • Full Time
  • Req 1313902
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PermanentPosted 14 days ago

Neurosurgery NP/PA

Ascension Health · Elk Grove Village, IL

Pay range with your report
  • Full Time
  • Req 1317315
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PermanentPosted 14 days ago

Internal Medicine NP/PA

Ascension Health · Des Plaines, IL

Pay range with your report
  • Full Time
  • Req 2025-422076
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Who is hiring in Illinois

EmployerRolesMedian pay / hour
Mercy16$55.35
Ascension Health9With your report
Central Maine Healthcare Corporation6$62.50
Premise Health4$63.47
Northwestern Medicine3With your report
CVS Health2With your report
Advocate Health2$68.62
UW Health2$63.07

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Common questions

How much do nurse practitioners make in Illinois?

Across 34 NP postings in Illinois with published pay, the median midpoint is $56.25 per hour, with typical ranges from $41 to $70.

Who is hiring NPs in Illinois?

9 employers posted NP roles with pay in Illinois, led by Mercy.

How fresh is this list?

We collected these postings on October 15, 2026. 26 of 34 were posted in the last 30 days.

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Your NP pay reportIllinois · pay published by hospitals, collected October 15, 2026

1Pay for your role at other hospitals

  • Advocate HealthElgin, IL · 2 postings$68.62/ hr$55–$82
  • Veterans Health AdministrationSterling, IL · 2 postings$66.97/ hr$54–$81
  • Premise HealthMt. Sterling, IL · 4 postings$63.47/ hr$32–$75
  • Central Maine Healthcare CorporationChicago, IL · 6 postings$62.50/ hr$53–$67

Median posted pay per hour, with the range each employer published.

2What they are offering now

Low$41Median$56.25High$70

34 NP postings with published pay in Illinois, 26 of them posted in the last 30 days. Month-by-month history by employer comes with your full report.

3Open now: 34 NP roles

  1. Addiction Recovery Services - Psychiatric Mental Health - Nurse PractitionerPermanent
    $60.72–$78.94/ hour
    The Carle Foundation · Danville, IL · posted today
  2. Virtual Family Nurse Practitioner - IL LicensedPermanent
    $59.10–$65.50/ hour
    One Medical · Chicago, IL · posted today

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